Cancer and Nursing Approaches
Benchmark – Nursing Process: Approach to Care
The nursing process is a tool that puts knowledge into practice. By utilizing this systematic problem-solving method, nurses can determine the health care needs of an individual and provide personalized care.
Write a paper (1,750-2,000 words) on cancer and approach to care based on the utilization of the nursing process. Include the following in your paper:
You are required to cite to a minimum of four sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and relevant to nursing practice.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
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Benchmark Information
This benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competencies:
RN-BSN
2.1: Incorporate liberal arts and science studies into nursing knowledge.
3.1 Utilize the nursing process to provide safe and effective care for patients across the life span.
Explore the multimedia on Infectious Disease page of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) website.
Explore the American Cancer Society (ACS) website.
Explore the Basic Genetics page of the Genetic Science Learning Center/University of Utah website.
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/
Explore the Inflammation and Repair page of the Pathology Guy website.
http://www.pathguy.com/lectures/inflamma.htm
View “Cloning an Army of T Cells for Immune Defense,” from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) website.
https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/cloning-army-t-cells-immune-defense
View “Antibiotics – Seven Wonders of the Microbe World,” by OpenLearn from the Open University (2011), located on the YouTube website.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iE-JbtxB6w
View “Cells of the Immune System,” located on the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) website.
https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/cells-immune-system